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Alcohol fuel
About: Alcohol fuel is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2030 publications have been published within this topic receiving 42757 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a direct-injection diesel engine, without any modifications, fueled with 1-pentanol/diesel fuel blends has been evaluated, and the results showed insignificant engine power, brake thermal efficiency and brake-specific fuel consumption variations when the engine was fueled with the majority of the blends instead of straight diesel fuel.
173 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of ethanol and methanol fumigation on engine performance and emission of diesel engine has been critically analyzed, and it has been found that the application of alcohol fumigated technique leads to a significant reduction in the more environment concerning emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) up to 7.2%, oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) up to 20% and particulate matter (PM), up to 57%. However, increase in carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) emission have been found after use of alcohol
Abstract: Fossil fuels are the most imperative parameters to flourish the every sphere of modern civilization including industrial development, transportation, power generation and easing the accomplishment of works. The rapid increase in usage of fossil fuel has unavoidable deleterious effect on environment. The international consciousness for environment protection is growing and ever more strict emission legislations are being enacted. Simultaneously the storage of fossil fuel is depleting. Hence, the above situations promote the scientists to find alternative sustainable fuels along with their suitable using technique which will reduce the pollutant emission and will be applicable for gaining satisfactory engine performance. In these perspectives, alcohol fumigation is getting high demand as an effective measure to reduce pollutant emission from diesel engine vehicles. Alcohol fumigation is a dual fuel engine operation technique in which alcohol fuels are premixed with intake air. The aim of this paper is to identify the potential use of alcohols in fumigation mode on diesel engine. In this literature review, the effect of ethanol and methanol fumigation on engine performance and emission of diesel engine has been critically analyzed. A variety of fumigation ratios from 5% to 40% have been applied in different types of engines with various types of operational mode. It has been found that the application of alcohol fumigation technique leads to a significant reduction in the more environment concerning emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) up to 7.2%, oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) up to 20% and particulate matter (PM) up to 57%. However, increase in carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) emission have been found after use of alcohol fumigation. Alcohol fumigation also increases the BSFC due to having higher heat of vaporization. Brake thermal efficiency decreases at low engine load and increases at higher engine load.
170 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the performance and emissions of the diesel engine fueled by the emulsion fuel are tested and compared with that of pure diesel, and the results indicate that a better brake thermal efficiency can be achieved with the EM fuel.
163 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the various alcohol additions in diesel fuel on combustion, performance, and exhaust emission characteristics of a single-cylinder diesel engine was investigated at different loads.
157 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an alternative fuel for diesel engines was produced from waste automobile tires by the method of pyrolysis, and the results showed that the sulfur content of the product was 34.25% lower with the utilization of 5% Ca(OH) 2 in the reaction.
156 citations